Jim Staley - How to Defeat Sin In Your Life (audio teaching)--Are Protestants bothered by the gazillion denominations?

Jan 30, '13, 6:12 pm

SteveVH Regular Member   Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 4,001 Religion: Catholic

Re: Are Protestants bothered by the gazillion denominations? Quote: Originally Posted by 1roman today's roman catholic church is not the same as the 1st century church Jesus and the apostiles layed the ground work.. one example is the inclusion of Man-Made cerymonies and rituals So where is the the Church of the first century, the one that Jesus founded and for which the Apostles laid the ground work? Did it just disappear? Christ said he would remain with it until the end of time. So where is it and what is its name? Quote: Originally Posted by 1roman Christianity as we know it today is a break-off from Catholicism with a good deal of false and pagan teaching. Most of which was put in place through the mandate of Constantine. This is what Constantine would demand,with the cooperation of the Church with its bishop's, elders & teachers. All of which were appointed by him. Any one, especially the Jews. In order to become what is called a Christian, he must adhere to Constantine’s Creed - - 325 CE---Constantine's Creed “I renounce all customs, rites, legalisms, unleavened breads and sacrifices of lambs of the Hebrews, and all the other feasts of the Hebrews, sacrifices, prayers, aspirations, purifications, sanctifications, and propitiations, and fasts and new moons, and Sabbaths, and superstitions, and hymns and chants, and observances and synagogues. absolutely everything Jewish, every Law, rite and custom and if afterwards I shall wish to deny and return to Jewish superstition, or shall be found eating with Jews, or feasting with them, or secretly conversing and condemning the Christian religion instead of openly confuting them and condemning their vain faith, then let the trembling of Cain and the leprosy of Gehazi cleave to me, as well as the legal punishments to which I acknowledge myself liable. And may I be an anathema in the world to come, and may my soul be set down with Satan and the devils.” (Stefano Assemani, Acta Sanctorium Martyrum Orientalium at Occidentalium, Vol. 1, Rome 1748, page 105) Furthermore, any follower of the “Jewish Messiah” (Yahushua HaMashiach) who wished to join this “holy community” was compelled to adopt a different set of rules and customs. Subsequently special creeds were drafted, to which the Christian would have to swear such as: “I accept all customs, rites, legalism, and feasts of the Romans, sacrifices. Prayers, purifications with water, sanctifications by Pontificus Maxmus (high priests of Rome), propitiations, and feasts, and the New Sabbath “So! dei” (day of the Sun, ), all new chants and observances, and all the foods and drinks of the Romans. In other words, I absolutely accept everything Roman,catholic every new law, rite and custom, of Rome, and the New Roman Religion.” Additionally, in approximately 365 AD, the Council of Laodicea wrote, in one of their canons: Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day. Rather, honoring the Lord’s Day. But if any shall be found to be Judaizers, let them be anathema (against) from Christ”. Note: Protestants are included as they still observe the holidays and Sabbath of Rome, as in “are you going to church this coming Lord’s day”. Do you have a question? __________________ "Let the time come when those who should oblige the servant of God, do the contrary to him, and what degree of patience and humility he has then, that is the degree he has and no more." - St. Francis of Assisi